The PVH group has set up a new denim research centre in Amsterdam. Daniel Grieder, CEO of PVH’s Tommy Hilfiger, explained to FashionNetwork.com how the centre gives his brand an edge in the jeans market.

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group's quarterly revenue grew at its weakest pace since 2016, as the impact of a slowing Chinese economy and a crippling Sino-U.S. trade war kept buyers away during its top sale season.

Prices in shops in Britain rose by the most in nearly six years in January, but inflation is not a big risk as long as the country can avoid a no-deal Brexit, a group representing retailers said on Wednesday.

Japan's retail sales rose more than expected in December as consumers increased spending on clothes, which may ease some concern about the outlook for private consumption at a time of growing pressure on the economy.